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(SingularityHub) – We’re no stranger to robotics in the medical field. Robot-assisted surgery is becoming more and more common. Many training programs are starting to include robotic and virtual reality scenarios to provide hands-on training for students without putting patients at risk. […]

(The Conversation) – Despite innovations that make it easier for seniors to keep living on their own rather than moving into special facilities, most elderly people eventually need a hand with chores and other everyday activities. […]

(CNBC) – Home health aides are testing the use of Amazon’s Echo platform to assist elderly patients. They are finding this systems help give their clients more access to family members and assist with various things like making sure they get their medication on time. […]

Bionik Laboratories Corp. a robotics company focused on providing rehabilitation and assistive technology solutions to individuals with neurological and mobility challenges from hospital to home, today announced it has integrated Amazon’s Echo technology and Alexa Voice Service into its ARKE™ lower body exoskeleton. […]

(Modern Healthcare) – Alexa can order your groceries, hail you a ride and tell you how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon (it’s three). Now, the Amazon virtual assistant can also give you medical advice. […]

VentureBeat – This summer, KPCB partner Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends report singled out healthcare as a sector ripe with opportunity. The report proposed that the healthcare market, driven by a number of converging technologies, is approaching a “digital inflection point” and is currently positioned for rapid growth. […]

(Medgadget) – Osso VR is an award winning VR surgical and medical device training platform. The company is made up of practicing clinicians, professional VR developers and medtech industry veterans. […]

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(MassDevice) – A federal appeals court yesterday split up a sales rep poaching dispute between Stryker and DePuy Orthopaedics, sending some claims to a California district court and others to the federal court in New Jersey. […]

MassDevice – Stryker this week argued that the lawsuit it leveled against Zimmer Biomet this spring, accusing its orthopedics rival of poaching sales reps, doesn’t need to include the former reps. […]

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